The Duke's Head Public House · Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.069% of the land within 5 km of Dunton Green is National Park or National Landscape
The Kent Downs National Landscape reaches the edge of Dunton Green. Parks and playing fields in Dunton Green add up to 1.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 21 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 2.7 for every square kilometre. Dunton Green grades B− for the outdoors: #53 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Dunton Green?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Dunton Green’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep, followed by the North Downs Way. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Dunton Green grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Dunton Green, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Dunton Green is 25th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,100 to 3,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Dunton Green stands out most for path per km²: only 20 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 47 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whyteleafe Surrey | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.9 | 15% |
| 2 | Bakewell Derbyshire | A | 5.5 | 91% | 2.7 | 98% |
| 3 | Bignall End Staffordshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Broadwell and Coalway Gloucestershire | A | 2.8 | 72% | 5.5 | 38% |
| 5 | Moira Leicestershire | A | 15.5 | 86% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 6 | Tywyn Gwynedd | A− | 2.4 | 79% | 1.9 | 51% |
| 7 | Neyland Dyfed | A− | 3 | 93% | 1.2 | 13% |
| 8 | Netherton (Kirklees) West Yorkshire | A− | 2 | 88% | 5.5 | 6% |
| 9 | Oughtibridge South Yorkshire | A− | 2.2 | 76% | 6 | 19% |
| 10 | North Petherton Somerset | B+ | 3.8 | 91% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 11 | Amlwch Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 87% | 2.1 | 14% |
| 12 | Addingham West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.8 | 93% | 3 | 32% |
| 13 | St Agnes Cornwall | B+ | 1 | 81% | 3 | 5% |
| 14 | Markyate Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 53% |
| 15 | Wheatley Hill County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 16 | Elton Cheshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 17 | Madeley Staffordshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Walton West Yorkshire | B | 12.3 | 78% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Treeton South Yorkshire | B | 4.4 | 63% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 20 | Fernhill Heath Worcestershire | B | 3.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Caddington Bedfordshire | B | 1.3 | 81% | 3.6 | 33% |
| 22 | Ringmer East Sussex | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 1.8 | 37% |
| 23 | Pangbourne Berkshire | B− | 2.9 | 61% | 2 | 85% |
| 24 | Askam in Furness Cumbria | B− | 1.7 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Dunton Green Kent | B− | 1 | 82% | 2.7 | 69% |
| 26 | Healing Lincolnshire | B− | 2 | 78% | 1.3 | 1% |
| 27 | Lambourn Berkshire | C+ | 1.2 | 61% | 3 | 100% |
| 28 | Highley Shropshire | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 29 | Pegswood Northumberland | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Milborne Port Somerset | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Leadgate County Durham | C+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 32 | West Bergholt Essex | C | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 9% |
| 33 | Marlow Bottom Buckinghamshire | C | 0.5 | 40% | 3.4 | 50% |
| 34 | Somersham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.7 | 81% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Bedale North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Adderbury and Twyford Oxfordshire | C | 1.7 | 89% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Laceby Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 64% | 2.1 | 18% |
| 38 | Hadlow Kent | C− | 1.7 | 61% | 2 | 11% |
| 39 | Charvil Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 68% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 40 | Sapcote Leicestershire | C− | 2.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Claydon Suffolk | C− | 2.8 | 72% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria | C− | 1.2 | 63% | 2.1 | 24% |
| 43 | Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 3.2 | 51% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Yarnton Oxfordshire | C− | 0.4 | 69% | 3 | 0% |
| 45 | Farnsfield Nottinghamshire | C− | 2 | 63% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Purton Wiltshire | C− | 0.8 | 60% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Rendlesham Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 52% | 1.6 | 59% |
| 48 | Astwood Bank Worcestershire | C− | 0.9 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Navenby Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 81% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Talbot Green Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 66% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Eglwys-Brewis South Glamorgan | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Iver Buckinghamshire | D | 1.3 | 60% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Tarporley Cheshire | D | 1 | 69% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Eccleshall Staffordshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Heckington Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 56 | New Tredegar Gwent | D− | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Headcorn Kent | D− | 1.6 | 48% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Dunnington North Yorkshire | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Upper Tean Staffordshire | D− | 0.6 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Donington Lincolnshire | D− | 0.8 | 54% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Dunton Green’s built-up area.
8 in 10 Dunton Green residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 270 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Dunton Green
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Kent Downs
69% of the land within 5 km of Dunton Green is National Park or National Landscape, more than 95% of UK towns.
Dunton Green is on the North Downs Way
21 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Dunton Green and the kilometre around it, 2.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The North Downs Way, a national route, passes Dunton Green. Close to home, the Darent Valley Path has 10 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Southwark Cathedral to Otford and Otford to Canterbury Cathedral.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Dunton Green: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 80 | 62 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 47 | 60 | 58 | 86 | 87 | 86 |
July is the driest month (47 mm) and the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 87 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Dunton Green →
2 viewpoints, 12 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Dunton Green is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Sundridge, 2.1 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Sevenoaks, Otford and Kemsing and Sundridge have at least twice Dunton Green’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Dunton Green
Is Dunton Green near a National Park?
It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Dunton Green?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Darent Valley Path, North Downs Way (Eastern) and Southwark Cathedral to Otford.
What is the nearest beach to Dunton Green?
Northfleet Beach, 13 mi from the edge of the town, then Kelson Beach (15 mi). Dunton Green itself is inland.
How many people in Dunton Green live near a park?
82% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Dunton Green?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Dunton Green good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 53% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 13% (1.0 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Dunton Green’s overall grade.
Where Dunton Green’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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